1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (415+ words) CHARLESTON - A recent audit of the West Virginia Department of Human Services found a potential for $68 million in savings, but department officials said that could take years to realize and lawmakers expressed frustration at growing expenses for the data program…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (56+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car. Some days, she takes half or a third of her prescribed insulin dose — just to…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (719+ words) Every fall, millions of older Americans are flooded with commercials, mailers, and phone calls urging them to choose Medicare Advantage. The promises of extra benefits and lower premiums sound enticing. But there’s a large gap between the sales pitch and…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (680+ words) MARIETTA — A local health care company has provided tips on how to choose a Medicare Advantage Plan. The Marden Companies is a regional operator of home health and rehabilitation agencies and contract therapy services since 1984. Medicare Open Enrollment is currently…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (294+ words) Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, the state health department secretary and other officials announced Monday results so far from what then-Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled 15 months ago as a first-of-its-kind initiative. Hospitals that agreed to participate have already alerted many patients to…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (581+ words) News and Sentinel Op-ed: The hospital factor in West Virginia’s economic future As Chair of the West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) Board of Trustees, I want to commend Governor Morrisey and the West Virginia Legislature for their leadership and focus…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (463+ words) VIENNA — While the additional subsidies remain undecided in Congress, an enrollment session for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Vienna Public Library. Representatives of the West Virginia Navigator…...

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7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (78+ words) CHARLESTON — The finance board for West Virginia’s Public Employee Insurance Agency recently approved slight premium increases and other fee hikes for the state’s health coverage program beginning in July, though lawmakers had questions about possible changes. The Joint Standing Committee…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago   (131+ words) CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey and health and human resources officials in West Virginia announced Wednesday that the state was submitting its application for federal funding through the Rural Health Transformation program. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday afternoon at the…...